Reece Beckles-Richards (born 19 July 1995) is an Antigua and Barbudan international footballer who plays as a

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for Cheshunt. He has also had spells at Aldershot Town,

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and Wealdstone.

Club career

After starting his career with Aldershot Town he spent time on loan at Hastings United. He was released by Aldershot in May 2013 when the club went into administration. In November, he signed a two-year contract with

after impressing on trial. In October 2014 he went on loan to

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. In November 2014, he joined

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on loan. He returned to Woking after his month's loan but then re-joined Farnborough in late January for a second loan spell. In March 2015, he returned again on loan to AFC Hornchurch. On 26 September 2015, after only making one appearance for Woking in the 2015/16 campaign, Beckles-Richards joined

on a free transfer on a contract until the end of the season. On 12 March 2016, Beckles-Richards scored his first league goal for Kingstonian in a 5–2 victory over

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. In July 2016, Beckles-Richards joined

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Premier Division rivals

on a non-contract deal. On 13 August 2016, on the opening day of the season, Beckles-Richards made his Wingate & Finchley debut in a 3–0 away defeat against

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, playing the full 90 minutes. On 23 August 2016, Beckles-Richards scored his first Wingate & Finchley goal in a 2–2 draw against

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, netting the opener. On 23 May 2019, Beckles-Richards agreed to join

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side, Wealdstone after a three-year spell with Wingate & Finchley. On 13 September 2019, Beckles-Richards joined fellow National League South side, Oxford City on a 30-day loan. In November he again went out on loan, this time to Cheshunt, with the loan spell due to last until mid-February 2020. On 26 August 2020, Beckles-Richards joined fellow National League South side, Hemel Hempstead Town following his release from Wealdstone.

International career

Beckles-Richards made his international debut in a

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match against

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on 14 June 2015, where he played the first 65 minutes of the fixture.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beckles-Richards, Reece 1995 births Living people English footballers Antigua and Barbuda footballers Antigua and Barbuda international footballers Association football forwards Aldershot Town F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Woking F.C. players Hornchurch F.C. players Hastings United F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Wingate & Finchley F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players Cheshunt F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Isthmian League players National League (English football) players English sportspeople of Antigua and Barbuda descent